Opening Night Gala Chair Laurie Sharp with San Francisco Ballet Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson and his wife, Marlene Tomasson.

Silver Celebration will begin at 5 p.m. in City Hall with an elegant cocktail reception and dinner. The gala performance will follow in the War Memorial Opera House and features the Company in a wide range of works selected in honor of Helgi Tomasson specifically for the occasion.

After the performance, guests will return to City Hall for an exciting post-performance party featuring lavish hors d’oeuvres, multiple dance venues, and live music by Grooveline and DJ Solomon.

Gala tickets are available from $1,000 up; post performance party tickets may be purchased separately for $125 per person, $100 for subscribers. For tickets, visit www.sfballet.org/gala or call 415.865.6766.  All proceeds benefit San Francisco Ballet.
Pictured: Opening Night Gala Chair Laurie Sharp with San Francisco Ballet Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson and his wife, Marlene Tomasson.

Courtesy of: Props by Balloon Magic

Location: Tania Goulart of Patrick Evan Salon

Photographer: Claudia Goetzelmann

Makup by: Clifford Hasimoto of Artists’ Services

Gown(s) by: Laurie Sharp’s Gown: courtesy of St. John Boutique